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Experience should be especially evidenced by the play of the Crimson defense, starting with senior goaltender Wade Lau, the most valuable player in last year's Beanpot win, and continuing out to the blueline, where the top two defensive pairs--Mark Fusco and Ken Code, and Alan Litchfield and Neil Sheehy--return this season...
...start of last season, there was a dearth of familiar faces guarding the blueline, but by the end of the winter, there were few problems. "Last year we only had one defenseman that we knew about for sure," Cleary says, referring to Fusco. "But I think at the end, our defense played as well as anyone...
...defensemen, Mark Fusco is the leading returnee. Noted for his skating ability and bullet-like slapshot--one of the hardest in the East--the junior received national distinction last year with an All-American mention. His goal production was down from freshman year, but his defensive play was far more consistent...
Although sitting the bench for a few games at the start, sophomore Code quickly established himself as a quality defenseman, and moved in alongside Fusco early in the year. His forte is a consistent, and occasionally spectacular ability to sweep the puck away from opposing forwards...
...line scoring for us. One of our big problems has always been putting the puck in the net." This has been especially true on the power play, which is one of the worst in the East. Cleary will start the season by juggling the first two lines around the Fusco slapshot in an attempt to get more production with a man advantage...